Attachment for tea and coffee pots.



r. T. comm. ATTACHMENT FOR TEA AND COFFEE POTS.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 9, 1917.

1,274, 1 42; Patented Jul 30, 1918.

TNVENTOR WITNESSES ATTORNEY a 'cltizen of, the

amaica Plain, Boston, in the cofuntyoffl STATES rnnbnnrcx Tl; center, on oston, vinsslicnnsnrrsj L f 5 To 'all tvkom it my concern.-- Q v 7' .Be it-knownthat'L FRnnERxcKT; CoNLnY, nited; States, residing at Suffolk, andstateiof Massachusetts, jhave vented new and useful Improvements in Attachin'ntsl for.ZTailandZCofiee Pots, of which the followingis the attachment is provided.

Another object'of the invention is to pro vide the attachment with a receptacle for catching and retaining drippings from the reticulated member when" the reticulated member is not in use, with the receptacle so constructed as to prevent the contents of t e receptacle from escaping therefrom, while the contents of the through the reticulated member.

With these and other objects in View, the 't invention resides in the novel combination parts, which will be hereinafter described and particularly pointed out in the claims. r

The preferred embodiment of the inven tion has been illustrated in the accompanying drawing, although no restriction is necessarily made to the precise details of construction therein shown, as changes, alterations, and modifications within the scope of the claims may be resorted to when desired. q a In the drawing: 7 Figure'l is a view in side elevation of the attachment, an showings hesame applied to the spout of a coffee pot.

in side elevatio. partly in section, showing the attachment applied to the spout of a tea pot which is in position to permit the contents of the pot to be poured t the shanks of the hooksland engaged with rom the spout.

' j 1 Specification of Letters Patent. Application aleaafii e, 1917. Serial No.

a receptacle with which pot is being poured tacle 13 when the basket '7 ATrAc nEnr roR TEA'Ann corrnnrors'.

ment. V 4 i ,F g 41's anend fv ewi the o f;;, g; so a if; is aitop planrview ofthe i 7 Like characters of reference denote corg' V responding-L rpa sathroughout :thei: sever l vie-wsinthedrawingmw' the letter A" designates an attachment fortea. and cofi'ee, pots constrncted xin Z aCCUIZd' 9 of whi dh are adapthooks 7 and 8, the bills within the spoutc'o f a vessel ed to extend the spout C in Fig.

ent may be connected with of a vessel indicated by the letter 2 in the drawing.

Referring now. to at di awnie ii 'idtait An open topped receptacle 13 is mounted 1' upon the plate 5 and serves as a WhlOll extends below the bottom of the receptacle and prevents the drippings from the basketfrom being spilled from the recep- 15 is in use. b 7

en it is desired to apply the attachment to a coffee pot having a spout shaped is passed between the shanks of 'thehooks and bills ofthe hooks engaged with the spout as shown, after which, the contents of the pot may be poured through the basket 15 and the drippings from the basket when not in use caught and held by the receptacle 13.

en it is desired to use th he spout is arranged within V as shown in Fig. 1 in the drawing, the spout the plate 5 by the bar 12 after which, the contents of the pot may be poured from the spout through the basket 15 with the weight within the basket insuring the basket remaining in position to receive the liquid poured from the pot.

From the foregoing description, taken in connection with the accompanying drawing,

it is at once apparent that an attachment for tea and coffee pots has been provided which is highly efficient for the purpose set forth.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new, is:

1'. A device of the class described C0111- prising a plate, an open topped receptacle on said plate having a pocket at one en Copies of thisvpatent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the thereof, a yoke said receptacle, ingly mounted gaging members on'said plate.

2. A device of the class described comprising a plate, an open topped receptacle carried thereby, a pocket at one end of said receptacle extending beyond said plate, an inclined yoke at the other end of the receptacle, a reticulated and weighted basket above the open top of said receptacle mounted to swing on said yoke, hooks on said plate, and a clamp on said plate belowthe said hooks.

In testimony whereof I aiix my signature.

FREDERICK 'r. GONLEY.

extending above the top of a weighted strainer swingon said yoke, and spout en- F Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. 0. 

